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Trays of mixed classic scooter parts at Melton Mowbray, Mammoth scooter parts fair.

Parts galore at the mammoth scooter parts fair | EVENTS

Kev Walsh and Eric Tudor were the main men behind the largest scooter parts fairs in the UK for many years. Since their deaths, there's been a gap in the scootering world and its calendar. Or there was until last October when the East Midlands Scooter Alliance and Scooternova Magazine…

iggy-grainger13 March 2023

Irish lad, Ross Dicker gets set to ride his Vespa PX from London to Australia, March 2023.

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Vespa PX – London to Oz travel blog: Part 1 – Preparation and setting off | FEATURE

On Monday 6th March 2023 at noon, we watched young Irish scooter lad, Ross Dicker set off on the journey of a lifetime. A solo ride by Vespa PX 150 from London to Australia. Sound engineer, Ross may only be 24 but he's been dreaming of this trip since 2019.…

iggy-grainger9 March 2023

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Burton Brewers Custom Show | RALLERY

The Burton Brewers are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year and what better way to celebrate than with a hugely successful custom show? The event has been running for many years but their usual brewery museum venue has sadly closed since last February. This meant the club had to think…

iggy-grainger1 March 2023

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Part 2: Catching up on SLUK Projects – Pinasco 251

A couple of weeks ago we caught up on the Lambretta RT 225 engine we built. In this second part, it's time to find out how my Pinasco 251-equipped Vespa street racer is going. It’s not so long ago when Vespa PX owners had a limited choice of tuning options, with…

iggy-grainger28 February 2023

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Scooterist Meltdown – Wunderland Kalkar | RALLERY

It’s been a long winter and with all the doom and gloom about I felt I needed a scooter fix and all the partying that goes along with it. So I made a last-minute decision to pop over to Germany for the return of the Spirit of 84’s Scooterist Meltdown…

iggy-grainger20 February 2023

Lambretta Series 2 in cream, Vespa PX street racer in black/silver and a Lambretta Eibar Series 2 in blue/grey.

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Part 1: Catching up on SLUK projects – Lambretta RT 225 | FEATURE

As we get close to the start of the main scooter rally season I’m sure many of you are busy tinkering with your scooters. We thought it was a good time to have a quick recap on some of our previous projects to see how the engines are doing. Previous…

iggy-grainger13 February 2023

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MCIA conference; biofuels & charging infrastructure | FEATURE

We recently attended the Motorcycle Industry Association’s annual conference at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. The main topic of conversation was the planned end date for new fossil fuel motorcycles/scooters and the massive rollout of electric solutions. Synthetic and biofuels were also discussed. Could they be a future solution?…

iggy-grainger30 January 2023

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ScooterExpo entries go live | NEWS

Scooter Lab and ScooterNova Magazine are hosting ScooterExpo 2 on Sunday, May 21st at Alfreton Leisure Centre. Here’s how to enter your scooter and a bit more information about the event. Our 2019 ScooterExpo show was very well received by everybody in attendance and was noted for it being a…

iggy-grainger26 January 2023

Chuck Swonnell back in the 1960s sat on his Lambretta, photo by ScooterNova Magazine.

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Scooter Expo 2023 – an exhibition of the finest classic and custom scooters | NEWS

First exhibits announced As the booking of exhibits, traders and special guests gather pace behind the scenes of the second Scooter Expo (taking place on 21 May 2023), we are pleased to announce the first scooters that will be shown. As many will recall, the legendary ‘Chuckles’ Swonnell was booked…

iggy-grainger20 January 2023

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New 47hp Crimaz 132cc Vespa cylinder kit | FEATURE

Like the Casa Performance 250 Twin, the most powerful scooter engines don’t have to be the biggest in capacity. Cristian Mazelli’s latest Vespa endurance racer features for the first time a Crimaz cylinder. Despite only being 132cc it’s already pumping out 47hp on the dyno, and this is at the…

iggy-grainger12 January 2023